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The Anxiety Disorder Helpline is committed to helping those who struggle with this mental illness find treatment. These resources will provide readers with articles and latest reports on issues regarding anxiety and treatment.

Psychologists at the University of Sussex have carried out an extensive research according to which there is a direct link between the decrease of memory function in people in their 50s and episodes of anxiety and depression developed in adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The study was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry and is unique in the sense that it explored an association between symptoms of anxiety and depression developed across 30 years of early and mid-adulthood and a cognitive decline in midlife. Continue reading →

Anxiety
disorder is a serious mental disorder characterized by excessive and
uncontrolled feelings of fear and worry about certain things and situations in
life. Affecting an individual’s ability to perform their routine activities,
the condition may deteriorate performance at work and school, adversely affect relationships
and disturb concentration levels.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe and disabling psychiatric syndrome characterized by intense reaction (fear, horror and helplessness) to an extreme traumatic and stressful event like war, sexual assault, natural disasters, crimes, etc. People living with this condition tend to encounter tribulations like nightmares, flashbacks, etc. on a regular basis. As per reports, around 8 percent of Americans, representing approximately 24.4 million people, suffer from PTSD at any given time. Continue reading →

Treatment for Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable and the vast majority of people with an anxiety disorder can be helped with professional care. Several anxiety disorder treatment approaches have proven effective, often in combination.

Psychotherapy: In particular, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in changing responses to various stimuli or triggers

Medication: SSRIs are the most effective psychotropic drugs used to treat most anxiety disorders and have the least side effects